महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-234, verse-27

स एवं गुरवे प्रीतिमुपहृत्य यथाबलम् ।
आश्रमेष्वाश्रमेष्वेवं शिष्यो वर्तेत कर्मणा ॥२७॥

27. sa evaṁ gurave prītimupahṛtya yathābalam ,
āśrameṣvāśrameṣvevaṁ śiṣyo varteta karmaṇā.

27. saḥ evam gurave prītim upahṛtya yathābalam
āśrameṣu āśrameṣu evam śiṣyaḥ varteta karmaṇā

27. saḥ śiṣyaḥ evam yathābalam gurave prītim
upahṛtya evam āśrameṣu āśrameṣu karmaṇā varteta

27. Thus, having offered satisfaction (prīti) to the preceptor (guru) according to his ability, the student (śiṣya) should thus conduct himself by his actions (karma) in each of the stages of life (āśramas).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the student) (he, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• गुरवे (gurave) - to the preceptor (guru) (to the guru, for the guru)

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - satisfaction (affection, love, satisfaction)

• उपहृत्य (upahṛtya) - having offered (having offered, having brought)

• यथाबलम् (yathābalam) - according to his ability (according to strength, according to ability)

• आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the stages of life (āśramas) (in the stages of life, in the hermitages)

• आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in each of the stages of life (āśramas) (in the stages of life, in the hermitages)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - the student (student, disciple)

• वर्तेत (varteta) - should conduct himself (should conduct oneself, should live, should be)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by his actions (karma) (by action, by deed, by work)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the student) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmacārin mentioned in the previous verse.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

गुरवे (gurave) - to the preceptor (guru) (to the guru, for the guru)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, heavy, venerable

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - satisfaction (affection, love, satisfaction)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, satisfaction, joy, pleasure

From root 'prī' (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

उपहृत्य (upahṛtya) - having offered (having offered, having brought)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'hṛ' (to carry, offer) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

यथाबलम् (yathābalam) - according to his ability (according to strength, according to ability)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'yathā' (as, according to) + 'balam' (strength)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bala)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the stages of life (āśramas) (in the stages of life, in the hermitages)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life, order of life

From root 'śram' (to toil, exert) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Repetition ('āśrameṣu āśrameṣu') emphasizes 'each' or 'successive'.

आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in each of the stages of life (āśramas) (in the stages of life, in the hermitages)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life, order of life

From root 'śram' (to toil, exert) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Repetition ('āśrameṣu āśrameṣu') emphasizes 'each' or 'successive'.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - the student (student, disciple)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - student, disciple, pupil

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

From root 'śās' (to teach, discipline), meaning 'one to be taught'

Root: śās (class 2)

वर्तेत (varteta) - should conduct himself (should conduct oneself, should live, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by his actions (karma) (by action, by deed, by work)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)